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, that's about an hour outside of hartford, connecticut. what we know from a resident on the ground, reporting of something happening at sandy hook elementary school. that school has k through 4, we're talking about kids from 5 to 10 years old. 9:41, there was a call for help. 9:happ 9:57, a reverse 911 call went out to the residents in the area that there was something happening at that elementary school. now an hour and 45 minutes later, we're watching what's happening coming from these live pictures from cameras on the ground, what we understand floor three patients at a local hospital. we are unsure as to whether they are adults or are children. clint van zandt has been watching this situation with us. clint, when i look at these pictures, and just a second ago, we're listening to a very young girl speak and trying to describe what she saw. was there blood, how many shots did she hear? we often associate high security areas with high schools. but we're talking about an elementary school, we're talking about 5 to 10-year-olds, we have se
, that's about an hour outside of hartford, connecticut. what we know from a resident on the ground, reporting of something happening at sandy hook elementary school. that school has k through 4, we're talking about kids from 5 to 10 years old. 9:41, there was a call for help. 9:happ 9:57, a reverse 911 call went out to the residents in the area that there was something happening at that elementary school. now an hour and 45 minutes later, we're watching what's happening coming from these live...
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two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a team of correspondents on this tragedy. elrst we'll go to jim axelrod. >> reporter: at 1:00 this afternoon, the first two funerals began: one in newtown, the other 25 miles away. this woman spoke for many. >> you shouldn't be at a six- year-old's funeral. i mean, it's a devastating event and it's heart breaking and it keeps getting more heart breaking. >> reporter: six-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a kind, caring, slightly mischevious boy who'd been looking forward to a buddy's birthday party on saturday. six-year-old jack pinto was described as all boy at his funeral. a hu
two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were heir to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless ftss. ts makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a...
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lieutenant paul vance is with the connecticut state police. >> they will shed a great deal of light on the facts and circumstances of this tragic investigation that we're undertaking. >> reporter: one of the two adults was the lead teacher at sandy hook elementary. she was with the principal who first confronted the gunman but, scott, as of tonight it's still unclear adds to exactly who the other adult is. >> pelley: jim, a lot was unclear on that first day. what we were told then tended to be wrong. it turned out the shooter's mother was not a teacher at sandy hook elementary. in fact, there doesn't seem to be any recent connection between the gunman and the school at all. bob orr has pieced together what we now know of that morning. >> reporter: 20-year-old adam lanza launched his massacre at home. officials say lanza shot his mother nancy multiple times, killing her in her bed. lanza then took four guns-- legally registered to his mother-- and drove this black honda to sandy hook elementary school about five miles away. students there had finished reciting the pledge of allegiance a
lieutenant paul vance is with the connecticut state police. >> they will shed a great deal of light on the facts and circumstances of this tragic investigation that we're undertaking. >> reporter: one of the two adults was the lead teacher at sandy hook elementary. she was with the principal who first confronted the gunman but, scott, as of tonight it's still unclear adds to exactly who the other adult is. >> pelley: jim, a lot was unclear on that first day. what we were told...
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>>> it is 10:00 in newtown, connecticut, a community still struggling with grief and still reaching out to one another for comfort and beginning the long process of saying goodbye to so many young lives, lives cut far too short. makeshift memorials remind the people of this community they are not alone in their grief and people stop by to leave candles and flowers and teddy bears and notes of comfort. it is a daunting concept, the idea of trying somehow to move on without the 26 six and 7-year-olds that lost their lives friday and trying to move on without the six adults also killed at sandy hook elementary. moving on may not be possible for a very long time if ever. it is not clear just when the students of sandy hook will return to class but when they do, it will be in a different building, a different school, in a neighboring town. everything is different now. everything. for the families here this week is about trying to find a way to say goodbye and to honor the lives of their children, the lives of their teachers and school administrators, their three funerals scheduled for the re
>>> it is 10:00 in newtown, connecticut, a community still struggling with grief and still reaching out to one another for comfort and beginning the long process of saying goodbye to so many young lives, lives cut far too short. makeshift memorials remind the people of this community they are not alone in their grief and people stop by to leave candles and flowers and teddy bears and notes of comfort. it is a daunting concept, the idea of trying somehow to move on without the 26 six...
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this has been special coverage of the connecticut elementary school tragedy. we will continue tomorrow, including the visit of the president of the united states. you're watching msnbc. i'm chris jansing. thank you so much for joining us. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook.
this has been special coverage of the connecticut elementary school tragedy. we will continue tomorrow, including the visit of the president of the united states. you're watching msnbc. i'm chris jansing. thank you so much for joining us. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no...
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reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is thinking: we have been through this too many times. sandy hook is a k-4 elementary school with about 700 students. >> somebody came in to the room and shot a teacher. that's all i know. sorry. >> pelley: parents rushed to the school after getting robocalls that there had been a shooting. at 9:30 this morning police say a gunman, identified as 20-year-old adam lanza, opened fire in a kindergarten classroom where his mother was the teacher. some of her students were among the 20 children killed. in all, 26 people were killed at the school, including the school principal. the p
reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is...
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. >> good evening from newtown, connecticut. we'll have more on that coming up. >> and in washington, the nra breaks it's silence. the kudlow report starts now. >> all right let's go to john harwitt first in dc. i think i agree with what you were saying first. >>> he moved to plan b and the hope that further negotiations could produce progress. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or less and have their current rates extended. i continue to have hope. that would reduce spending as well as revenues on the table. >> but of course the democrats in the senate. didn't see plan b as a step forward. harry reid came out and said, john boehner is walking away from the nenegotiations. >> every time we get down to something from the long-term financial think for this country. they do the charlie brown thing, they jerk the ball away. and this is what is going on. >> the posturing conceals the process that we are not aware of. but i talked to a budget aid that said, he thinks things are getting worse in terms fo
. >> good evening from newtown, connecticut. we'll have more on that coming up. >> and in washington, the nra breaks it's silence. the kudlow report starts now. >> all right let's go to john harwitt first in dc. i think i agree with what you were saying first. >>> he moved to plan b and the hope that further negotiations could produce progress. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or less and have their current rates extended. i...
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more than 100 funeral directors throughout connecticut have come forward to help. one more active support newtown so desperately needs. >> the overwhelming support from the community, and seeing the town come together like this is amazing. i'm proud to say that i'm from here. >> reporter: connecticut governor dan malloy today called for a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. friday to mark the one-week anniversary of the shooting. and he's also asking the houses of worship throughout the state to ring their bells 26 times. one time each for each of the victims inside that school. brian? >> amp thompson in newtown starting off our coverage tonight, thanks. pete williams has been following this whole sorry case and every development in the investigation since we were first informed of it friday. he's in our d.c. newsroom tonight with more. pete, good evening. >> brian, investigators say adam lanza did not leave behind any note or letter that might reveal what was going through his mind before the shooting. hopes were high that his computer might provide some answers, but s
more than 100 funeral directors throughout connecticut have come forward to help. one more active support newtown so desperately needs. >> the overwhelming support from the community, and seeing the town come together like this is amazing. i'm proud to say that i'm from here. >> reporter: connecticut governor dan malloy today called for a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. friday to mark the one-week anniversary of the shooting. and he's also asking the houses of worship throughout the...
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. >>> and friday has been set aside as a day of mourning across connecticut. today, the children from newtown schools showed how resilient they are, the single act getting on the school bus. smiling from the windows and reaching out for a hug from a policeman. and dan harris was there. >> reporter: they were greeted at the door with hugs from teachers. the buses bore ribbons in green and white, the colors of sandy hook elementary. there was serious security. police checking every car. but even this officer was giving out hugs. are there any concerns about safety? >> no, they're in a safe place there. >> as you can imagine, it was pretty difficult. what else are you gonna do? >> reporter: sandy hook itself remains closed indefinitely. parents say they have been told classes will resume in an unused middle school in the next town over some time in january. sara's 5-year-old william was across the hall from a class that was attacked. >> i'm so nervous. i'm scared and i will be frightened on the first day of school and many days after that. >> reporter: karen's so
. >>> and friday has been set aside as a day of mourning across connecticut. today, the children from newtown schools showed how resilient they are, the single act getting on the school bus. smiling from the windows and reaching out for a hug from a policeman. and dan harris was there. >> reporter: they were greeted at the door with hugs from teachers. the buses bore ribbons in green and white, the colors of sandy hook elementary. there was serious security. police checking every...
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that's just around the time he stopped taking classes at western connecticut state university. now, this is according to the connecticut post which first broke the story and has this latest development on adam lanza's interest in the military. maryanne, thank you for taking the time of i can you spoke to one of nancy lanza's good friends. she told you adam was interested in joining the military. what was about it the military that made him interested? >> reporter: i think he had, what we're piecing together from ellen and other sources is that he had a fascination for a long ways back with things military-related. military equipment. he was a very, very bright young man. and when he first expressed that interest which was around the time he was ending his course work at western connecticut state university, initially his mother was very supportive of the idea and that's what several sources have told me. she was initially very supportive of it because it would have given him organization, structure, a career path even. and he was a very, very bright person. but as time wore on
that's just around the time he stopped taking classes at western connecticut state university. now, this is according to the connecticut post which first broke the story and has this latest development on adam lanza's interest in the military. maryanne, thank you for taking the time of i can you spoke to one of nancy lanza's good friends. she told you adam was interested in joining the military. what was about it the military that made him interested? >> reporter: i think he had, what...
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this is not a connecticut story. the president made it a national story by his extraordinary emotional comments tonight. he said he is going to do something. what is he going to do? >> yeah, i think we expect the president to say he is going to do something. and i think congress is going to say they're going to do something. but chris, really, they're limited. i mean, we've got 310 million americans, 280 million guns. what are we going to do about the guns that are already -- we could say today you cannot buy another gun in the united states. we could have the stricter gun control in the world as far as purchasing weapons, and 100 years from now this could be acted out because the weapons are still going to be there. we have to deal with the systemic problem, which is more than just buying guns. >> chief johnson, i have to tell you, i live in d.c. i live right next to it. i've lived here for many years now. i love this town. like so many big cities like philadelphia where i came from, we have violence all over the pl
this is not a connecticut story. the president made it a national story by his extraordinary emotional comments tonight. he said he is going to do something. what is he going to do? >> yeah, i think we expect the president to say he is going to do something. and i think congress is going to say they're going to do something. but chris, really, they're limited. i mean, we've got 310 million americans, 280 million guns. what are we going to do about the guns that are already -- we could say...
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president obama arrived in newtown, connecticut under a cloud of cold rain. but inside the high school where he met with the victims' families he tried to bring some warmth. and the president told newtown that the nation grieves with them. >> whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear it. newtown, you are not alone. >> reporter: but this is a community consumed by grief and there were no words to comfort those weeping when he listed the names of the slain children, the beautiful little kids as he refed to them on friday. >> avielle, allison. >> reporter: it was heart wrenching to sit in that room to hear the first-hand grief not just the weeping that so many of us as americans and parents have experience bud the real anguish and devastation. >> but we as a nation are left with hard questions. >> reporter: and a president struggling to argue that some meaning will come to it all. those close to the president say he has been hit hard by the emotion of the tragedy. >> can we honestly say that we're doing e
president obama arrived in newtown, connecticut under a cloud of cold rain. but inside the high school where he met with the victims' families he tried to bring some warmth. and the president told newtown that the nation grieves with them. >> whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear it. newtown, you are not alone. >> reporter: but this is a community consumed by grief and there were no words to comfort those weeping when he...
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>> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have increased security. investigators have not yet said what sparked the shooting ramp page. they did tell reporters 2 female employee shot friday survive. investigators previously said there was just one wounded survivor. funerals are scheduled all week for those who lost their lives in the attack. earlier today service marking the passing of 6-year-old the and twin sister in another classroom during the shooting. she survived. >> second funeral today was held for another young victim another child just 6 years old. laura is live from sandy hook where jack pnt 0was laid
>> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have...
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newtown, connecticut is slowly filling up with people, good people, volunteers, and pets. they're providing comfort to see if they can help. and that counts for a lot. nbc's miguel almaguer has our "making a difference" report tonight from newtown. >> want to say hi, luther. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown on four legs from chicago. abbey, luther and barnibus, therapy dogs, he to do what perhaps humans can't. comfort people like 9-year-old heather. >> they help you get over how sad it is. >> reporter: at the newtown general store where locals gather, calls have come in from around the world, strangers wanting to help. one man from california paid for a cup of coffee for everyone in town. >> people wanting to do something, awfully large thoughts coming. big hearts. >> reporter: just down the road at panera bread, employees from nearby stores volunteered to fill the shifts behind the counter and in the kitchen. they came so colleagues they've never met can attend memorial services. >> it was wonderful. to be able to allow them that town. >> reporter: josh, heidi a
newtown, connecticut is slowly filling up with people, good people, volunteers, and pets. they're providing comfort to see if they can help. and that counts for a lot. nbc's miguel almaguer has our "making a difference" report tonight from newtown. >> want to say hi, luther. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown on four legs from chicago. abbey, luther and barnibus, therapy dogs, he to do what perhaps humans can't. comfort people like 9-year-old heather. >> they...
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. >> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have increased security. investigators have not yet said what sparked the shooting ramp page. they did tell reporters 2 female employee shot friday survive. investigators previously said there was just one wounded survivor. funerals are scheduled all week for those who lost their lives in the attack. earlier today service marking the passing of 6-year-old the and twin sister in another classroom during the shooting. she survived. >> second funeral today was held for another young victim another child just 6 years old. laura is live from sandy hook where jack pnt 0was laid
. >> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have...
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jonathan hunt is live in newtown, connecticut the scene. >>jonathan: hard to imagine and hard to put in words the terror inflicted upon sandy hook where we are, part of the greater newtown area. or upon the children of sandy hook elementary. it is perhaps described best by one of the children themselves who was led away from the school early today. listen. >> we were just in the middle of gym and we heard gunshots. the power went out. the gym teachers directed us to stay against the wall and everyone started panicking. then the police came in. they asked if he was in here. we had to climb into the closets and we heard a lot more gunshots and the ambulance came. >> the one thing about the children is that some of them don't understand exactly what happened here but parents obviously understood it all too well. you can only imagine the terror that they experienced as they heard about the shootings and started running toward the school. here is one of the parents. >> mayhem in the room with all the kids and the teachers trying to find your kid
jonathan hunt is live in newtown, connecticut the scene. >>jonathan: hard to imagine and hard to put in words the terror inflicted upon sandy hook where we are, part of the greater newtown area. or upon the children of sandy hook elementary. it is perhaps described best by one of the children themselves who was led away from the school early today. listen. >> we were just in the middle of gym and we heard gunshots. the power went out. the gym teachers directed us to stay against the...
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they were registered in the state of connecticut, as well. trying to piece this all together, why did she have those guns? how did he get them? >> just one area i know will be a huge topic of conversation for days and months to come. another big question for so many the names of these children. there are 20 children who died. there are six adults who died in the school. there's nancy, the mother who died in her residence. when will we find out the official identities of these victims? >> right. law enforcement authorities are telling us it will be tomorrow morning. they expect to be releasing the identities. they have been working diligently to check, double check and triple check that they have all of the right people and obviously that everyone, members of the family have been notified. expect to hear that in the morning. >> so sad to see by exclusion they have made the identities obvious to family members who did not get reunited with their children but the positive i.d.s they talked about a forensic project they will be working on where t
they were registered in the state of connecticut, as well. trying to piece this all together, why did she have those guns? how did he get them? >> just one area i know will be a huge topic of conversation for days and months to come. another big question for so many the names of these children. there are 20 children who died. there are six adults who died in the school. there's nancy, the mother who died in her residence. when will we find out the official identities of these victims?...
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but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. and they need all of us right now. >> we will bring you all of president obama's comments later on in this hour ahead. as one mother said too many of our babies diechltd with us on the phone from newtown is janet volmei volmer who teaches kindergarten there. how are you doing? >> i'm okay. my family is here, and that helps. my husband came and my dogs and sons. >> you were in your classroom. >> i was in my classroom. >> you were in your classroom. what did you hear? >> well, about 9:30, 9:40, we heard noises and the announcement system was still on. so it didn't go off. so you could hear what sounded like pops, gunshots. of course i'm not going to tell that to 5-year-olds. so i said we are going to a safe area and we read a story and kept them calm. did a lockdown drill. closed the doors, covered the windows and kept the children with us. i have other adults. >> i find that amazing that fearing that you hear gunshots you were able to have the composure to sit down and read to your stu
but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. and they need all of us right now. >> we will bring you all of president obama's comments later on in this hour ahead. as one mother said too many of our babies diechltd with us on the phone from newtown is janet volmei volmer who teaches kindergarten there. how are you doing? >> i'm okay. my family is here, and that helps. my husband came and my dogs and sons. >> you were in your classroom. >> i was in...
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bill: we are live from new town connecticut again today. we're waiting an update from the police on the investigation into the tragic mass shooting. the massacre in this small town. as the community grieves the deaths of youngest and most innocent. first of 27 funerals. 6-year-old noah posner and 6-year-old jack pinto. to be laid to rest 1:00 eastern time. it will be aifficult day. i'm bill hemmer live in this special edition of "america's newsroom.". martha: good morning bill in connecticut. i'm martha maccallum in the new york studio. we watched last night an emotional memorial service. hundreds of people packed into the auditorium at newtown high school. president obama meeting first and separately with the families of those who were lost. it must have have been a very difficult meeting for all involved in that room last night. we saw representatives from ail faiths, many faiths taking the stage with a message of hope and reance. >> i know that newtown will prevail it is a defining moment for our town but it will not define us. >> i assu
bill: we are live from new town connecticut again today. we're waiting an update from the police on the investigation into the tragic mass shooting. the massacre in this small town. as the community grieves the deaths of youngest and most innocent. first of 27 funerals. 6-year-old noah posner and 6-year-old jack pinto. to be laid to rest 1:00 eastern time. it will be aifficult day. i'm bill hemmer live in this special edition of "america's newsroom.". martha: good morning bill in...
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you're on your way back to connecticut. i novey know you've been in the state a lot since the incident happened. do you feel that the community is getting the support it needs, the resources it needs from the federal government and any other aspect we need to be tapping here beyond our sympathy and our prayers? >> there has been an outpouring across the nation. and newtown, you know, is a very strong, resolute, resilient community bound by faith. and the president's visit sunday night i think reflected feelings of the american people. he was very powerful and moving at the vigil that evening. and newtown has been supported because we know america is with newtown. and everywhere i go, again, people are expressing their grief and their sympathies. i will be back in connecticut for the next number of funerals that i have attended, as well as the three days. and i will live forever with the sights and sounds, with the cries of anguish and grief of parents who emerged from that sandy hook firehouse knowing on friday early evenin
you're on your way back to connecticut. i novey know you've been in the state a lot since the incident happened. do you feel that the community is getting the support it needs, the resources it needs from the federal government and any other aspect we need to be tapping here beyond our sympathy and our prayers? >> there has been an outpouring across the nation. and newtown, you know, is a very strong, resolute, resilient community bound by faith. and the president's visit sunday night i...
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there are at are a lot of herosn connecticut today. i said on saturday night i thought there would be a time for public discussion and that discussion would inest bring occur as it does when a tragedy like this takes place. some people interpreted that to mean that i thought it was inappropriate for those discussions to take place. i do not think it sin appropriate for them to sake place. in fact, it is quite appropriate. i was making the point no more than 36 hours after the event my personal job as governor at that moment, was to speak to the people of connecticut about the fears they feel, the damage that has been done, and my job was to help and continue to help newtown and the entire state to recover. we know in our state that we have some of the toughest gun laws of any state in the nation but when the investigation is over and all of the information is in i will ask a few questions. is there a law, a policy or procedure we could have had on the book that might have prevented this vat joy? it turns out clearly the answer is yes a
there are at are a lot of herosn connecticut today. i said on saturday night i thought there would be a time for public discussion and that discussion would inest bring occur as it does when a tragedy like this takes place. some people interpreted that to mean that i thought it was inappropriate for those discussions to take place. i do not think it sin appropriate for them to sake place. in fact, it is quite appropriate. i was making the point no more than 36 hours after the event my personal...
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yil and march to a nearby church was in honor of 20 children and six school staff members killed in connecticut. president obama says this is not just an issue for lawmakers and law enforcement. he says it's going to take all americans standing up and saying enough on behalf of our kids. >> with what took place in connecticut, many citizens are feeling a driving force to come out and speak in opposition to the gun violence which plagues our country. >> some people we spoke with tonight support an all-out gun ban. others say there should be a way to cut down on the violence while still protecting the secretary amount. in newtown, the last of the school shooting victims has now been late to rest. 17-year-old josephine gay was remembered today. she was born in columbia, maryland. anna martinez green was also buried. and in utah, the funeral of six- year-old emily parker was held. the town covered in pink as her parents asked people to wear pink. >> the unite the way announced that funds reached $2.2 million. >>> across the nation, there has ben an outpouring of support and -- there has been an out
yil and march to a nearby church was in honor of 20 children and six school staff members killed in connecticut. president obama says this is not just an issue for lawmakers and law enforcement. he says it's going to take all americans standing up and saying enough on behalf of our kids. >> with what took place in connecticut, many citizens are feeling a driving force to come out and speak in opposition to the gun violence which plagues our country. >> some people we spoke with...
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tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where victoria, vicki as everyone called her, vicki soto, this is where she graduated back in 2003. when everyone got together here tonight, they did their best to remember her. they talked about how soto always wanted to be a teacher, ever since she was a little girl. she talked about wanting to be a teacher, that's what her friends said. tonight they talked about the heroic actions that she took in her classroom when the gunman burst through the door, how she rushed the kids into a closet to try and save them and then of course the gunman took her life. as we were out here
tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where...
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speaking now, connecticut governor dan malloy, who will introduce president obama. let's listen in. >> to survive that which has befallen this community, these families, these spouses. that which has happened and is unimaginable and unthinkable and was never, we thought, intended to be visited upon us here in connecticut or in newtown, or in sandy hook. i choose to think about the fact that in the coming days we will officially enter winter. and that is always to be followed by the spring. let me assure you that in winter each time i see the beginning of a snowfall, i will be thinking of those 27 souls lost just a few days ago. each time the day gets a little longer, i will think and dream of the lives that might have been and the lives that were so full of grace. and when the flowers start to come out of the ground and when they rise up, i will know that we are in touch with those that we've lost in the last few days. we will go on. we will find strength. faith is a gift, as is our ability to support one another in our greater community. to all of you, i extend my
speaking now, connecticut governor dan malloy, who will introduce president obama. let's listen in. >> to survive that which has befallen this community, these families, these spouses. that which has happened and is unimaginable and unthinkable and was never, we thought, intended to be visited upon us here in connecticut or in newtown, or in sandy hook. i choose to think about the fact that in the coming days we will officially enter winter. and that is always to be followed by the...
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connecticut has among the toughest gun laws in this country. didn't help. scotland and norway have very tough gun laws, didn't help. >> didn't stop but it does lessen the occasion of violence, doesn't it? >> since columbine there have been 181 of these school shootings. >> remember, we did have a ban on assault weapons. when we put the ban in place these incidents didn't decline in a measurable way. and when we took them off they didn't increase in a measurable way. >> there were five guns in the house. the shooter chose two semiautomatic pistols and one semiautomatic rifle. he did not choose the two deer hunting rifles. it seems to me that the congresswoman is absolutely right, there is a bright line here that we should be able to, you know, hunt. you know, hunters should be able to go about their sport, but there's no need to hunt with a semiautomatic rifle. there's none. >> congressman? >> well, look i'm a concealed carry permit gun holder. i have a glock .23. i'm not the person you need to worry about and there are millions who deal with this properly.
connecticut has among the toughest gun laws in this country. didn't help. scotland and norway have very tough gun laws, didn't help. >> didn't stop but it does lessen the occasion of violence, doesn't it? >> since columbine there have been 181 of these school shootings. >> remember, we did have a ban on assault weapons. when we put the ban in place these incidents didn't decline in a measurable way. and when we took them off they didn't increase in a measurable way. >>...
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. >> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have increased security. investigators have not yet said what sparked the shooting ramp page. they did tell reporters 2 female employee shot friday survive. investigators previously said there was just one wounded survivor. funerals are scheduled all week for those who lost their lives in the attack. earlier today service marking the passing of 6-year-old the and twin sister in another classroom during the shooting. she survived. >> second funeral today was held for another young victim another child just 6 years old. laura is live from sandy hook where jack pnt 0was laid
. >> tonight outpouring of grief in sandy hook connecticut. memorandum to last week school shooting continues to grow even that the late hour. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carry written johnson. begin with the latest information coming out of newtown, connecticut. students in the newtown school district will return to classes tomorrow. they took monday off to mourn the 20 children and 6 adults killed at sandy hook elementary on friday. all schools in the district will have...
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a brother who is in hoboken, connecticut. and that confusion led police right to that brother's front door. he's been arrested now as well. and john berman has details how that played out. >> ashleigh, this street where i'm stanning has been the sight of a huge amount of activity today, and a nihigh number of questions. behind me? the apartment brother where the brother of the shooter lives. ryan lanza. led to a car in handcuffs. taken into custody for questioning. also questioned according to sources telling cnn, two roommates of the brother who lives here, believed to have no connection at all to the suspect. this building behind me, a five-story building with two- and three-bedroom apartments, on the street, hoboken police, jersey city police, bomb squad representatives, although they didn't go into the apartment building, and the fbi had a presence here. the fbi did remove materials from this apartment, including some kind of computer. there are questions about why the brother was taken into custody at all, especially in
a brother who is in hoboken, connecticut. and that confusion led police right to that brother's front door. he's been arrested now as well. and john berman has details how that played out. >> ashleigh, this street where i'm stanning has been the sight of a huge amount of activity today, and a nihigh number of questions. behind me? the apartment brother where the brother of the shooter lives. ryan lanza. led to a car in handcuffs. taken into custody for questioning. also questioned...
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. >> i want to start with the place the pain is most acute, newtown, connecticut. where there were more funerals today. few moments ago i spoke to neil heslin, who's 6-year-old son jesse died in the shooting. >> he came late, but he was my best friend and my buddy. i'm just really lost for words. i -- we did everything together. and he had so many favorite spots. where we'd go, the diner in town here, the grocery store, for his bagel or muffin in the morning. mistyville deli where he's go to get his sandwich before school also and his snack. just, i'm lost for words. and -- >> the feeling i got from everything i understood about his last few moments alive was that he showed great courage, that he was trying to get out of there. that he was aware something was happening. his favorite teacher vicki soto was there. she was being heroic too, but did it surprise you in that moment that at his young age, that she was showing such enterprising courage? >> that is what is said to have happened, that the kids were attempting to make a run or to escape. i'm not sure of the n
. >> i want to start with the place the pain is most acute, newtown, connecticut. where there were more funerals today. few moments ago i spoke to neil heslin, who's 6-year-old son jesse died in the shooting. >> he came late, but he was my best friend and my buddy. i'm just really lost for words. i -- we did everything together. and he had so many favorite spots. where we'd go, the diner in town here, the grocery store, for his bagel or muffin in the morning. mistyville deli where...
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tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where victoria, vicki as everyone called her, vicki soto, this is where she graduated back in 2003. when everyone got together here tonight, they did their best to remember her. they talked about how soto always wanted to be a teacher, ever since she was a little girl. she talked about wanting to be a teacher, that's what her friends said. tonight they talked about the heroic actions that she took in her classroom when the gunman burst through the door, how she rushed the kids into a closet to try and save them and then of course the gunman took her life. as we were out here
tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where...
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speaking now, connecticut governor dan malloy, who will introduce president obama. let's listen in. >> to survive that which has befallen this community, these families, these spouses. that which has happened and is unimaginable and unthinkable and was never, we thought, intended to be visited upon us here in connecticut or in newtown, or in sandy hook. i choose to think about the fact that in the coming days we will officially enter winter. and that is always to be followed by the spring. let me assure you that in winter each time i see the beginning of a snowfall, i will be thinking of those 27 souls lost just a few days ago. each time the day gets a little longer, i will think and dream of the lives that might have been and the lives that were so full of grace. and when the flowers start to come out of the ground and when they rise up, i will know that we are in touch with those that we've lost in the last few days. we will go on. we will find strength. faith is a gift, as is our ability to support one another in our greater community. to all of you, i extend my
speaking now, connecticut governor dan malloy, who will introduce president obama. let's listen in. >> to survive that which has befallen this community, these families, these spouses. that which has happened and is unimaginable and unthinkable and was never, we thought, intended to be visited upon us here in connecticut or in newtown, or in sandy hook. i choose to think about the fact that in the coming days we will officially enter winter. and that is always to be followed by the...
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given what really happened in connecticut. how do you have an active shooter drill an not alarm students especially the younger ones. >> exactly right. and with younger children it's a fair drill like earthquake drill like maneuver where you reassuring the children and you are moving the children around and the adults need to know weighs going open but you are right the. the children the little ones especially don't need to know weighs going on. >>reporter: the drill coming up here in union city in a few months. in the men time oakland as we said sent out a letter. many other districts l throughout the bay area sent either letters home with stunts today or sent e-mails home to the parents about how to talk to their kids and here in 81 city and district throughout the bay area on monday there will be more counselors available to kids because administrators know that if they didn't know about it toda today, many more students will certainly know about exactly what happens on monday. in group city, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> we
given what really happened in connecticut. how do you have an active shooter drill an not alarm students especially the younger ones. >> exactly right. and with younger children it's a fair drill like earthquake drill like maneuver where you reassuring the children and you are moving the children around and the adults need to know weighs going open but you are right the. the children the little ones especially don't need to know weighs going on. >>reporter: the drill coming up here...
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in connecticut gun laws are very strict. which is how authorities were able to quickly link the guns involved in the school shooting registered to that of the suspected shooters mother. as we mentioned before police recovered three weapons from the elementary school: a semi-automatic rifle which is what is on your screen and two handguns. >> today in a san francisco. a gun buy-back program rewarded those who turned in a gun. with hundreds of dollars in cash. kron 4's mike pelton shows us the driving force behind the program. the impact of >> dozens came out dropping out guns for hundreds of dollars but their main focus is getting these off the streets. >> there is a 22 in the desert to 12 pages. >> lots of guns for cash. >> i want to get rid of these, and heat venting. >> the skype brought three guns and also others. -- i want to get rid of these -- and i need money. >> if i can get to $200, why not? >> what are you going to do with the money? >> i will fill light tanks, twice. >> this is no laughing matter. >> this is the o
in connecticut gun laws are very strict. which is how authorities were able to quickly link the guns involved in the school shooting registered to that of the suspected shooters mother. as we mentioned before police recovered three weapons from the elementary school: a semi-automatic rifle which is what is on your screen and two handguns. >> today in a san francisco. a gun buy-back program rewarded those who turned in a gun. with hundreds of dollars in cash. kron 4's mike pelton shows us...
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york city wit large circulation, they are saying that the gun control and the happening of newtown, connecticut are in the minds of this readers. so they published a map of where all handgun owners live. on the journal news website, all you have to do is zoom into a neighborhood and the locations of any gun permit holders will show up with red dots tap a dot, and the name and address of the permit holder pop up. the newspaper got the data by filing freedom of information requests with the clerks of the county. they do not indicate whether the residents own the guns just that they are legally able to. and homes are shot guns and rifles are not included because in those counties those can be bought but permits. but the news has brought backlash. the same complaint was made by some readers. i think aforesait was an irresp thing for them the to do. it's saying to robbers go to the home next door, they do not have a gun. or thieves that want to steal the guns will know where to get them. at this store, i spoke to a gun owner. >> would you be less likely to buy a handgun or any kind of weapon knowing
york city wit large circulation, they are saying that the gun control and the happening of newtown, connecticut are in the minds of this readers. so they published a map of where all handgun owners live. on the journal news website, all you have to do is zoom into a neighborhood and the locations of any gun permit holders will show up with red dots tap a dot, and the name and address of the permit holder pop up. the newspaper got the data by filing freedom of information requests with the...
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connecticut. it's a town midday between stanford and hartford in southwestern connecticut. reports came in early this morning of a shooting and the response was quick and furious. you can see now from the aerial shots some of the officers, one of them with a canine unit on the scene. we also have reports from one of the affiliates there that a witness saw a hand injury and a bloody face. we can tell you as well that parents have been advised to stay at home. parents have been told to stay at home. these pictures just shot moments ago in what appears to be the parking lot at sandy hook elementary. you can see a number of police and a child being taken away by ambulance and parents you can see in that shot walking through and carrying their children, another one holding on to kids, too. we also heard that some of the children, if not all of them, have been evacuated to a nearby firehouse. the ground pictures showing things fairly calm but certainly a strong police presence and what that canine unit
connecticut. it's a town midday between stanford and hartford in southwestern connecticut. reports came in early this morning of a shooting and the response was quick and furious. you can see now from the aerial shots some of the officers, one of them with a canine unit on the scene. we also have reports from one of the affiliates there that a witness saw a hand injury and a bloody face. we can tell you as well that parents have been advised to stay at home. parents have been told to stay at...
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at the episcopal church in newtown, connecticut, the bell tolled 28 times. one time for each life lost, including the shooter's. as the people of newtown cope with how this tragedy took place, investigators continue to search for the why. what motivated 20-year-old adam lanza to go on a mass killing spree? cnn's susan candiotti joins me now with the very latest. nice to see you and have you with us this morning. is there any better sense on the part of investigators about what was adam lanza thinking? what was going through his mind? >> that's what we would all of course like to know. of course, investigators have been working very hard on all of this nonstop. so far, there is very little indication that he had much of an online presence, for example, did he flag his intentions to anyone online? did he play any online games with anyone? did he tell anyone what he was thinking about? these are the things they're trying to figure out. remember, they're still trying to work very hard to retrieve evidence from that hard drive. fbi working hard at quantico to try
at the episcopal church in newtown, connecticut, the bell tolled 28 times. one time for each life lost, including the shooter's. as the people of newtown cope with how this tragedy took place, investigators continue to search for the why. what motivated 20-year-old adam lanza to go on a mass killing spree? cnn's susan candiotti joins me now with the very latest. nice to see you and have you with us this morning. is there any better sense on the part of investigators about what was adam lanza...
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in connecticut, that means 42,938 connecticut working -- i'm sorry. 33,600 connecticut individuals will lose unemployment benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation program. i met with a group of these folks recently and i know there are some -- a lot of these people are white-collar people who -- and some of them are middle or in their middle years of life, lost their jobs in companies that were hit by the recession. they're having an impossible time finding new employment. and believe me, they are working so hard to try to -- to try to get it. 33,600 of them would be set adrift without unemployment benefits if we go over the fiscal cliff. one estimate by the national economic council is that there would be $2.5 billion less in consumer spending in connecticut and that's basically because tax hikes will take a bite out of middle-class budgets and, frankly, some people will lose their jobs. i'm afraid will lose their jobs in many industries, including the defense industry, which remains a foundation, as the occupant of the chair knows, of our state's economy. the n.e.c. also
in connecticut, that means 42,938 connecticut working -- i'm sorry. 33,600 connecticut individuals will lose unemployment benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation program. i met with a group of these folks recently and i know there are some -- a lot of these people are white-collar people who -- and some of them are middle or in their middle years of life, lost their jobs in companies that were hit by the recession. they're having an impossible time finding new employment. and...
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he was expected to connecticut state university when he was only 16. he was part of a small number of 16-year-old among the 5000 undergraduates. he took his last class in 2009 and had not returned. >> as the community deals with tremendous loss, a local d.c. woman tries to help them cope. >> alison, there are a number of people from our region who love come here to help out in newtown. we earlier talks with an area from the baltimore area who came with the red cross to try to call about. they are among the hundreds of people who came here to try to give aid. the memorial near the elementary school continues to grow as the community tries to make sense of how anyone could murder 26 people. >> she did not contain per motion. >> it is just not right. i do not know what to say. they are just little babies. >> three days after six adults and 20 children were murdered, grief is still everywhere in newtown. >> it is beyond words to describe the level of the tragedy for this community for these families. it is just beyond a terrific. >> she is with save the ch
he was expected to connecticut state university when he was only 16. he was part of a small number of 16-year-old among the 5000 undergraduates. he took his last class in 2009 and had not returned. >> as the community deals with tremendous loss, a local d.c. woman tries to help them cope. >> alison, there are a number of people from our region who love come here to help out in newtown. we earlier talks with an area from the baltimore area who came with the red cross to try to call...
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in newtown, connecticut, ines ferre, now back to you. >>> newtown, connecticut, is in the southwestern part of the state. it's roughly 80 miles northeast of new york city. the population is about 27,500 people and encompasses will 60 square miles about the same size as carmel-by-the-sea here in california. there are four elementary schools in newtown. sandy hook where the shootings took place is a kindergarten through fourth grade school. >>> now, the children described terror as they told their parents about how they cowered in the classrooms. while their teachers locked doors and ordered them to hide. here's how some of those students and their parents explained what happened today. >> somebody yelled, get to a safe place. >> teacher pulled me into her classroom. >> reporter: inside sandy hook elementary school, children were caught in the chaos. >> teacher said had to close the blinds and had to close the blinds and had to shut off the lights and [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: outside, the first family members on the scene witnessed a horrific site. >> three children that came out,
in newtown, connecticut, ines ferre, now back to you. >>> newtown, connecticut, is in the southwestern part of the state. it's roughly 80 miles northeast of new york city. the population is about 27,500 people and encompasses will 60 square miles about the same size as carmel-by-the-sea here in california. there are four elementary schools in newtown. sandy hook where the shootings took place is a kindergarten through fourth grade school. >>> now, the children described terror...
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. >>> good evening, on this sunday night from newtown, connecticut. we are here tonight in front of the newtown high school where an entire community is coming together. the families of the victims, the survivors too, and they are gathering here tonight to hear from president obama, who is here now at the school right now. tonight in his role has comforter in chief as a father himself, helping to heal a nation in mourning. he is speaking with the families at this hour and around this country tonight, outside philadelphia, a vigil for the victims. in washington, d.c., remembering them with song, holding candles against the night. at a church in detroit, keeping the children, the teachers, in their prayers. and on television today, nfl players, like the teams in the new orleans superdome offering a moment of silence. and this evening a new image of the gunman, adam lanza in a sixth grade yearbook picture years before he would take the lives of 12 little girls, eight little boys and the six women who taught and guided them. our ern tire -- entire abc new
. >>> good evening, on this sunday night from newtown, connecticut. we are here tonight in front of the newtown high school where an entire community is coming together. the families of the victims, the survivors too, and they are gathering here tonight to hear from president obama, who is here now at the school right now. tonight in his role has comforter in chief as a father himself, helping to heal a nation in mourning. he is speaking with the families at this hour and around this...